Dinner at Bedok South Food Centre

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Date: 11th June 2010
Venue: Bedok South Food Centre
Country: Singapore
Cuisine: Chinese
Meal: Dinner

Popped by Bedok South Food Centre after work to satisfy our cravings for the Char Kway Tiao.

Stall No. 178 - Hill Street Fried Kway Tiao
Fried Kway Tiao (S$2.50/ US$1.80)
Flat rice noodles, fat yellow Chinese noodles, bean sprouts fried in lard with eggs, chinese sausage, spring onion, cockles and dark soya sauce. The famous Bedok South fried kway tiao. We were lucky to get the last serving all wrapped up as the stallholders were closing their stall and that is all they can offer us. :-) The overall combination taste moist and just a little sweet thanks to the dark sweet sauce.

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Stall No. 199 - Bedok South Niu Ji Prawn Noodles
Hokkien Fried Noodles (S$3.00/ US$2.15)
Fat yellow Chinese noodles, fat rice noodles, bean sprouts fried in lard with strips of fish cake, squid and prawns. Add chilli to taste and squeeze some lime juice on it for maximum effect. The stall has a steady crowd and various newspaper clippings pasted on its stall front to advertise its food. However, we do not like what we had, as we felt that the fat yellow noodles taste overcooked with a strong akaline overture. Guess we caught them on a bad day..:-(

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Stall No. 215 - Kim Guan Kee Hot & Cold Drinks
Pineapple Drink (S$0.50/ US$0.35)
Classic hawker centre offering. Drink made by boiling pineapple in water and adding sugar to taste. They even added a few chunks of pineapple for the effect. Not commonly seen nowadays.

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Address: 16 Bedok South Road Singapore 460016
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Dinner at Bedok Food Centre

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Date: 9th June 2010
Venue: Bedok Food Centre
Country: Singapore
Cuisine: Chinese
Meal: Dinner

Popped by Bedok Food Centre after work to try out the famous cuttlefish kangkong, which is rarely sold in hawker centres and foodcourts.


Stall - Yue Lai Xiang Cuttlefish Kang Kong Since 1939
Cuttlefish Kang Kong (S$5.00/ US$3.55)
A salad of cuttlefish, kangkong (a.k.a. water spinach), pineapple, tau pok (a variety of beancurd) and lettuce in sweet bean sauce dressing, topped with crushed peanuts. The cuttlefish was crisp to the bite, and the sweetness of the dressing complemented the ingredients to a tee. We ordered the small portion, which is just right for 2 people; while the medium and large portions are sold at $10 and $15 respectively.
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Stall - Yue Lai Xiang Cheng Teng (S$2.00 / US$1.40)

Sold at the stall just next to that selling the cuttlefish kangkong, it is a sweet dessert soup served either hot or cold. Boiled with dried longans, the soup contains mung beans, barley, sweet potato, sago and dried persimmons. Foodies with a sweet tooth will certainly like this one.
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Address: 1 Bedok Road Singapore 469572
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Thai Food at Carabao Restaurant, JB

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Date: 5th June 2010
Venue: Carabao Restaurant, Johor Bahru, Johor
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Thai
Meal: Dinner

We were pleasantly surprised by the good food served during the last visit, so we're back to try out more of their dishes.

However, due to the dim lighting during the night time, this time around, the photos are nothing to shout about. Moreover, this time around the food ordered did not taste as good as our first visit. Wonder why.


Tom Yam Seafood Soup (RM14.90 / US$4.55)
Hot tasty tom yam soup with chucks of seafood. Real comfort food.
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Petai Fried Rice (RM12.90 / US$3.95)
New item in the menu, so we just ordered it for a try. Turns out to be pretty common tasting fried rice, with petai stirred in.
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Thai Sizzling Toufu (RM12.90 / US$3.95)
Deep fried toufu on a thin layer of omelette, topped with mixed vegetable, mushroom and minced meat. Ordered this thinking that our junior can have the gravy with his rice. Yet the dish turned up to be spicy as well. To think we are told this is a non-spicy dish....
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Somtum (RM10.90 / US$3.30)
Thai green papaya salad; strips of green papaya, cucumber and carrot with thai dressing, topped with deep fried anchovies. We ordered the mildly hot version (with only 2 chili padi). The reduced spiciness may have resulted in the lessened appeal of the dish.
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Otak-Otak (RM18.90 / US$5.75)
Made from steaming a mixture of spices, coconut milk and chunks of seafood on a bed of thai basil, wrapped in aluminium foil. We do not fancy this dish though as it taste too strongly of basil. The most expensive dish of the night, yet the most disappointing.
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Address: 16, Jalan Dato Abdullah Tahir, 80300 Johor Bahru, Johor
Tel: 607-335 9333
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Total Cost of Meal (4 Adults) = RM106.48/ US$ 32.40

Tea at Secret Recipe, JB

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Date: 5th June 2010
Venue: Secret Recipe, Plaza Pelangi, Johor Bahru, Johor
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Baked Goods

Chocolate Banana Cake (RM6.50 / US$2.00)
Their award-winning signature creation. Chocolate cake with generous chunks of fresh banana.
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Black forest Cheese Cake (RM6.80 / US$2.10)
Understand from Secret Recipe Website that this is their new product.
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From left to right
Oreo Milkshake (RM8.50 / US$2.60)
Banana Yoghurt Shake (RM8.50 / US$2.60)
Our beverages of the day.
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French Fries (Small) (RM6.00 / US$1.80)
A savoury snack to counter all the sweetness.
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Address: 1.09, Level 1, Plaza Pelangi, 2 Jln Kuning, Tmn Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Tel: 07-333 2611
Opening hours: 10am - 10 pm daily
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Total Cost of Meal (2 Adults) = RM41.75 / US$ 12.70

Yong Tau Foo at Restoran Khong Kee, JB

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Date: 5th June 2010
Location: Restoran Khong Kee, Johor Bahru, Johor
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Chinese
Meal: Lunch

This restaurant is famous for their sword fish yong tau foo.

Yong tau foo is essentially a varied selection of food items, made or filled with fish paste, such as bittergourds, chillis, ladies fingers. The food items are cooked briefly in boiling broth or deep fried, and served either in soup and on their own. This dish is commonly eaten with rice or noodles, and chilli, sweet bean paste or soy sauce as dipping.
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Yong Tau Foo Soup (RM28.50 / US$8.65)
Our yong tau foo soup with our selection of food items. We chose fishballs, meatballs, slices of bittergourd, chilli, tau pok, deep fried egg-plant, pacific clams and green leafy vegetables. The fish balls are springy to the bite, while the fish paste items are cooked 'al dente'. The soup is clear and light. Each item is priced at RM0.80 or RM1.00. Just choose whatever you feel like having then you will be billed accordingly.
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Dry noodles with dark soya sauce (RM2.00 / US$0.60)
The noodles are cooked to perfection and springy to the bite. Soaked in dark soya sauce and lard that enhance the whole experience. We all love this one.
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Thick bee hoon with curry gravy (RM2.00 / US$0.60)
Thick bee hoon and bean sprouts in a thin curry gravy.
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Address: 70, Jalan Badik, Tmn Sri Tebrau, Johor Bahru.
Tel: 07 331 8867
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Total Cost of Meal (4 Adults & 1 Child) = RM47.70/ US$14.45

Sheng Siong Steamboat at Ten Mile Junction

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Date: 4th June 2010
Location: Ten Mile Junction, Level 1
Country: Singapore
Cuisine: Chinese
Meal: Dinner

Since we were in the vicinity, we decided to explore ten mile junction for dining options. Sheng Siong steamboat is one of the stalls located in a 'coffeeshop' near the anchor Sheng Siong Supermarket. There was a healthy crowd and most were having the steamboat so we gave it a try.


Pomfret Steamboat (S$15.00 / US$10.60)
Small-sized steamboat meant for 2-3 pax. Other sizes at $25 and $35. The other choices of steamboat includes red grouper, seafood, sliced fish and fried fish. Milky fish soup base with slices of pomfret, beancurd, yam, tomato and leafy vegetables. Good thing is they have free refill of soup, so we can drink to our hearts' content.
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Crispy Prawn Roll (S$10.00 / US$7.10)
Whole prawn wrapped in beancurd skin with strips of carrot. Served with pickled vegetables (cucumber, carrots and pineapple) and thai chili dipping. The prawn rolls are not crispy enough though.
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Address: No. 1 Woodlands Road, Ten Mile Junction, #01-17/18, Singapore 677899
Tel: 6766 9177
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Total Cost of Meal (3 Adults) = S$ 27.00/ US$ 19.10

Dinner at Maxwell Food Centre

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Date: 2nd June 2010
Venue: Maxwell Road Food Centre
Country: Singapore
Cuisine: Chinese
Meal: Dinner

Image courtesy of Druh Scoff from flickr.com

Maxwell Road Food Centre, originally called Maxwell Market, located in Tanjong Pagar, along Maxwell Road, is a popular hawker centre within the Central Business District (CBD) area. It is known not only for its cheap dishes but also for unique Chinese meals seldom found in other hawker centres. Many of the original stall holders had served there for several generations. - Infopedia Talk, National Library Singapore
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Stall No. 36 - Joy Feast Beef Noodles
Sliced Beef Bee Hoon Dry (S$4.00 / US$2.85)
Good Presentation. Garnished with chopped salted vegetable (or pickled mustard), chopped coridander, sesame seeds, peanuts, chilli and cincalok (fermented small shrimps). The bee hoon, however, taste overcooked and the gravy on the bland side.

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Stall No. 35 - Marina South Delicious Food
Oyster Omelette (S$4.00 / US$2.85)
Reasonably good oyster omelette.

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Stall No. 76 - Fried Sweet Potato Dumplings
We bought these home for snacks, 2 with pandan coconut (S$0.50 / US$0.35) and 2 with peanut fillings (S$0.50 / US$0.35).
The skin is thin and the filling is generous. eat while still warm.

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